ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

An electronic apparatus includes: at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, individually and/or collectively, configured to: acquire usage behavior data about a plurality of applications executed in a plurality of external devices and a plurality of functions provided by each external device, from the plurality of external devices through a communication circuit; acquire relevant information indicating one or more functions performed within a period range based on an execution point in time of the application among the plurality of functions, based on the acquired usage behavior data; and perform a recommended operation of the one or more functions corresponding to an application executed in the external device, based on the acquired relevant information.